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DOG’S COUNTRY— Jeffery Nayokpuk mushes his sled dogs to their dog yard in Shishmaref after completing the open class sled dog race on Thursday, April 16. Photo by Nils Hahn C VOLUME CXV NO. 16 April 23, 2015 Nome Common Council kills local marijuana ordinance By Sandra L. Medearis if needed, after the 29th Alaska Leg- make a difference,” Councilman Senate Bill 30 and House Bill 75, lodged in the Senate Judiciary Com- The City of Nome’s marijuana or- islature voted in a state law. Stan Andersen said. The Council carrying other regulations shaping mittee. This bill also provides for dinance has gone into the ashtray. Instead, Council members voiced should vote it down and redraft the sales and use of marijuana, waited “marijuana clubs” and for a local op- The Nome Common Council a desire to hear both shoes drop in local ordinance after the state regu- offstage and not likely to see more tion election for villages to “opt out” voted it down April 13 after attempts Juneau before passing what could be lations had been adopted, he said. action this sessiion. of commercial operations within to amend the measure failed to bring a temporary measure. They would It might be like waiting for a road The lengthy SB 30 marijuana their boundaries. out a “yes” vote. wait until the end of the legislative to Nome or fuel prices to go down. crime bill is stuck in House Judici- Meanwhile, marijuana use and Nome Police Dept. Chief John session. As it stood Monday, the Legisla- ary Committee. sales enforcement regulations are Papasodora had urged the panel to “People have been smoking pot ture had passed only House Bill 123 HB75, which limits the number of within the language of the Novem- approve the ordinance to have some- for thousands of years, so I don’t authorizing a Marijuana Control plants in a household to 24, regard- ber initiative. thing on which to hang amendments, think two more weeks is going to Board. less of the number of dwellers, is continued on page 4 Seaside Center to buy Munn building By Sandra L. Medearis structure to suit the needs of a resi- Operators of the Seaside Center dential facility. Councilman Randy residential halfway house plan to Pomeranz, building contractor, told move the facility across the street the Nugget he was in talks with GEO and down a block to the corner of concerning the renovation. Spokane and Front streets. The facility is currently leasing The Nome Planning Commission space from Mark Sackett in the “old approved a Conditional Use permit AC Building” on the south side of on April 14 for GEO Community Front Street. Services to move the Seaside facil- The new larger space would per- ity to the building at 108 Front mit more “breathing room,” more Street, owned by Thu Lan Munn. programs and activities for adult re- GEO is in the process of buying entry clients and coincidentally the property from Munn. Document would no longer be within steps of copies included in planning meeting the Anchor Tavern and Breakers Bar, materials show a purchase price of Weston noted. $800,000. GEO doesn’t own the The new home for Seaside Center Munn property yet, but needs a con- would have 12,000 sq. ft. compared ditional use permit before closing the to the current leased space of 9,000 deal, according to Bob Weston, di- sq. ft. rector. GEO has only one vehicle serving “On Dec. 31, we want to be out of the adult re-entry center, according the AC building,” he said to Weston. Munn’s building, also known as Eileen Bechtol, the City’s planner, Gold Rush Theater, sits in a Com- affirmed that a new parking code Photo by Jeff Erickson mercial Zone where a correctional under adoption in Nome Common STRONG WRIST— Helen Bruns of Brevig Mission competed in the Wrist Carry event at the 2015 facility cannot exist without seeking Council exempts Front Street estab- NYO Games Alaska meet in Anchorage. BSSD teammates Cameron Okbaok of Teller and Makiyan and securing a Conditional Use per- lishments from prescribed parking Ivanoff of Unalakleet carried her around the course inside the new University of Alaska Anchorage mit by through NPC. allowances. Alaska Airlines Center. See story on page 20. When the sale becomes final, ren- ovation will begin on the existing continued on page 4 Shishmaref celebrates 35th Annual Spring Carnival By Diana Haecker men’s and women’s basketball tour- For one week in April, life in the naments held in the Shishmaref community of Shishmaref centers School’s gym. Last but not least, around the celebration of its rich and school teachers and local experts unique culture with the annual team up to organize the Inupiaq Spring Carnival. Days, which aim to perpetuate cul- The centerpiece of the week’s ex- tural values, the Inupiaq language as citement is the Open Class Herbie well as hands-on skills such as Nayokpuk “The Shishmaref Can- butchering, cooking, fish hook and nonball” Sled Dog race held over even qayaq making as well as artis- three days. The Shishmaref Dog tic skills such as theatre, story telling Mushers Association also organizes and dancing. Shishmaref’s population of about 600 increased from April 13 through On the Web: 18 as people from Buckland, Deer- ing and Brevig Mission arrived by www.nomenugget.net snowmachine to participate in the E-mail: basketball games. Jason Omedelina flew in from Nome to ref or play [email protected] with Bearcreek in the men’s games. Others flew in to participate in the prestigious dog race named after the legendary Inupiaq musher Herbert Nayokpuk. Photo by Nils Hahn continued on page 9 CHAMPION— Shishmaref musher Daniel Olanna and his sled dog team won the 35th Annual Herbert Nayokpuk “The Shishmaref Cannonball” Open Sled Dog race last week. 2 THURSDAY, APRIL 23, 2015 OPINION THE NOME NUGGET Ulu News By Senator Donnie Olson duction, please visit http://winter- Brown, or Dartmouth. One of the article/20150404/complete-series- vation) of five schools. Funding has bearproject.com/. The April tour of key components that makes Chukchi student-voices-chukchi-college-hon- been provided for four of those LEGISLATION The Winter Bear will be visiting unique is one project where students ors-program schools; only the school in Kivalina On April 14, SB 84, the language some places in our district this write their stories and they get pub- remains. The decree requires Ki- immersion charter school bill was month. They wil be in Emmonak, lished in the Chukchi News and In- Kivalina School/ Kasayulie valina School to be funded by July 1 presented by my intern, Jackie in Alakanuk and Mountain Village in formation Service and are sometimes Lawsuit of this year or the lawsuit can be re- Senate Education Committee. I un- April 20-24. even published in the ADN. This It has been nearly four years since opened. In addition to funding of the fortunately had an obligation to at- next week the ADN will be publish- the Kasayulie lawsuit was settled school replacement, the issue of the tend Conference Committee but I North Slope Management Plan ing some of the stories from the stu- with a Consent Decree signed. The was certain that she would do fine. The Department of Natural Re- dents in Kotzebue. You can read decree required the State of Alaska continued on page 3 The committee heard the bill and sources will be visiting some of the them here: http://www.adn.com/list- to provide funding for new (or reno- some people from the district rose communities in our district to discuss and spoke in support of the bill and how some of the areas should be even mentioned some changes that managed. If you would like to attend A Look at the Past they were interested in seeing. It is these meetings or learn additional in- especially important to me to see formation please visit: people from the district calling down http://dnr.alaska.gov/mlw/plan- and voicing their concerns or sup- ning/mgtplans/nsmp/ port. The DNR will visit Nuiqsut on April 21, Anaktuvuk Pass on April THE WINTER BEAR 28 and Kaktovik on May 6. The Winter Bear project is a free play production based on the life Chukchi Honors journey of Sidney Huntington. This One of the things that makes me story is about an Alaskan Native teen most proud is seeing young people who has struggled with his past but from the district going the extra mile overcomes them with the help of a and furthering their education. Some newfound mentor. This production is of the students who have attended recommended for ages 12 and older. the Chukchi Honors Program in For more information about this pro- Kotzebue have gone onto Yale, Letters to the editor must be signed and include an address and phone number. Thank you notes and political endorsements are considered ads. Editorial Get Involved Too often we hear folks complain about city politics. When asked why they don’t pick up their phone and call their councilman, they squirm and turn. When asked why they don’t attend the city council meetings they just shrug their shoulders. Why are folks not interested in local politics? Surely this is not just a Nome feature. We can’t be the only disinterested group of citizens. Grass roots politics is what democracy is built upon. Why are we afraid to take part in the democratic process? Why are we afraid to speak our minds? Surely we don’t think there will be retaliation against our concerns? Surely we don’t expect to lose our jobs.

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